Reviews tagging 'Torture'

L'Ombra Del Vent by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

76 reviews

emma6544's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Despite the length of this novel, the story flies by as you immerse yourself into the world of the characters. I felt every emotion Daniel felt and I experienced his pain as my own. 

Despite my love for this novel, I am not going to be reading the other books in this series because, in my opinion, this novel ended perfectly and all of my questions have been answered so I don't want to spoil this feeling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Police brutality

Moderate: Torture

kelseak96's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A love letter to books, heartbreak, grief, Barcelona, and community. The characters are so well developed that I want to read a book about every single one of them. Zafón weaves a tapestry of lives that is devastating and beautiful and deserves to be read a second time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death of parent

Minor: Torture

jessie_reads_too_much's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Sexual assault, Torture

andreeanz's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Police brutality

Minor: Death, Blood

gwynsvan's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief

Minor: Miscarriage, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement

juph's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality